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Portland Obaerver
Thursday. April 8. 1976
LETTERS
Commission on aging
W e see the world
Shows tru e colors
(Continued from p. 1 col. 4)
through Black eyes
Vote yes, lib ra ry levy
ANOTHER POINT OF VIEW
Jim m y C a rte r’s C an did acy
Dear Editor:
PORTLAND
OREGON
That so-called great liberal. Don Clark,
is doing it to us again. He deplores the
fact that his budget calls for laying of 310
County employees next year, mainly
those in Human Services.
On the other hand, he is Chairman of
the Oregon “Scoop'' Jackson for Presi
dent Committee. This Chairmanship of
Jackson's Oregon Campaign tells us more
about Don Clark as a politician than
anything he may want us to believe.
Jackson is a warmonger, a racist, and
the darling of the reactionary M ilitary
Industrial Complex.
A smart politician like Don Clark must
know that. If not, then his Assistant, Ken
Jarvis, should tell him. Ken is supposed
to be a liberal too.
A p r il 6 , 1976
OCPARTWINT OH
F U O L K S A F I TV
O n e o f th e m ost im p o rta n t roads to o p p o rtu n ity fo r
Blacks a n d o th e r e th n ic groups in this co u n try has
b e e n the p u b lic lib ra ry .
N o w in this p e rio d o f
d epression, w ith lo ca l g o v e rn m e n ts seeking w ays to
cut th e ir budgets, th e lib ra rie s h a ve been a m o n g the
firs t p ro gram s to fo ld . This in sp ite o f the fa c t th a t
lib ra rie s a re used m o re h e a v ily d u rin g p erio d s o f
depression.
M u ltn o m a h C ou nty's proposed b u d g e t cuts support
o f the lib ra ry n e a rly h a lf. The re s u ltin g fu n d d e fic it
w o u ld b rin g a b o u t the closure o f a ll b ut the C entral
Library d o w n to w n a nd o n e Eastside branch. Library
hours a nd services a lso w o u ld be c u rta ile d .
M a n y o f us a re n ot a w a re o f th e m a n y services the
lib ra ry a ffo rd s, e s p e c ia lly to the ve ry yo un g a n d the
ve ry o ld . On a n y ra in y a fte rn o o n , one w ill fin d the
C en tral Library fille d w ith e ld e rly p e o p le w h o have
n o w h e re else to go.
The b o o k m o b ile p ro vid e s
e n jo y m e n t to m any e ld e rly persons w h o c a n n o t go to
a lib ra ry a n d to persons w h o liv e in ru ra l areas.
The story hours a n d film s a dd a n o th e r d im e n s io n
to the e d u c a tio n a l o p p o rtu n itie s o f the yo un g.
M a n y o f our best students co u ld n ot have a c h ie v e d
an e d u ca tio n w ith o u t th e use o f the fre e p u b lic
lib ra ry . W ith prices a n d u n e m p lo y m e n t risin g, the
fre e use o f books b ecom es even m ore im p o rta n t.
E lim in a tio n o f the lib ra ry 's a b ility to a c q u ire the
latest books a nd p e rio d ic a ls w o u ld d a m a g e its
usefulness as a research center fo r years to com e.
M easure 5 on the P rim ary B allot, the M u ltn o m a h
C ounty S erial Tax Levy, w o u ld raise fu n d s to
m a in ta in the lib ra ry a t its cu rre n t le v e l. This levy
w o u ld cost o n ly 31 cents per $1,000 p ro p e rty
e v a lu a tio n — or a b o u t $6.20 a ye a r on a $20,000
hom e. S urely w e can spare this sm a ll a m o u n t -- less
than th e price o f a h ard co ver b oo k — to m a in ta in our
lib ra ry system.
W e m ust n ot o n ly vo te fo r M ea sure 5, b ut must
len d o u r support a nd w o rk fo r its passage.
Project H e a lth good d e a l
Project H ea lth o ffe rs an e x c e lle n t o p p o rtu n ity fo r
lo w -in c o m e fa m ilie s to o b ta in re g u la r m e d ic a l care.
This p ro g ra m does n ot sepa ra te those w hose m e d ic a l
p lans a re subsidized by g o v e rn m e n t fro m those w h o
p a y th e ir o w n p re m iu m s.
It is p erhaps the best
p ro g ra m to com e a lo n g .
Project H ealth o ffe rs the o p p o rtu n ity to e n ro ll
b e fo re illness occurs, to have re g u la r physical
e xa m in a tio n s, a nd to p ra ctice p re v e n ta tiv e m e d i
cine.
The lo w -in c o m e fa m ily can h ave the
o p p o rtu n ity to fo rm u la te g o o d h e a lth practices. No
lo n g e r do th e y have to p u t o ff h e a lth care u n til a
crisis occurs a nd th en w a it u n til th e y can establish
e lig ib ility fo r ch arity.
This p ro g ra m o ffe rs th e o p p o rtu n ity to use Kaiser,
Cascade, the M e d ic a l School or a n y d octo r th a t
belon gs to the O reg on Physicians Service. A n o th e r
fe a tu re is that w h e n a fa m ily 's in co m e increases and
they a re no lo n g e r e lig ib le fo r P roject H ea lth, th ey
can co nve rt to p riv a te or g ro u p insu ra n ce w ith the
sam e carrier.
The p ro je ct is c u rre n tly se e kin g fa m ilie s a nd
in d iv id u a ls . A n y o n e w h o th in ks th e y m ig h t q u a lify ,
sh o u ld im m e d ia te ly a p p ly . The a p p lic a tio n m eth od
is sim p le and w ith o u t e m b arassin g ve rific a tio n s .
N o o ne should je o p a rd iz e th e ir h e a lth or th a t o f
th e ir fa m ily because th e y d o not w a n t to accept
g o v e rn m e n t h elp. H ea lth care m ust b eco m e a rig h t
in this n a tio n , and this is a step to w a rd th a t end.
to k e n from the A tla n ta In q u ire r
This is not an e n d o rs e m e n t o f the p re s id e n tia l
c a n d id a c y o f fo rm e r G e o rg ia g o v e rn o r J im m y
C arter.
In q u ire r p o litic a l e ndorsem ents are co n
s id e re d a n d m ad e by th e Board o f D irectors.
But, w e h ave been a little d istu rb e d th a t som e
p e o p le a ro u n d the co un try a re a little frig h te n e d by
th e p o s s ib ility th a t J im m y C arte r m ay b eco m e the
D em ocra tic c a n d id a te a nd p re s id e n t o f the U n ite d
States. W e w a n t to say to p e o p le outside the South,
e s p e c ia lly Blacks o utsid e G e o rg ia th a t th e re should
be no fe a r o f J im m y C arter as pre sid e nt.
As C arter co n tin u e s to ro ll up p rim a ry victo ry a fte r
p rim a ry victo rie s, the opp ortu nists su p p o rtin g o th e r
ca n d id a te s or no c a n d id a te s a t this p o in t a re
d re d g in g up fa ls e or im p lie d fa lseh oo ds o f C arter's
re c o rd th a t o fte n g o w ith o u t s tiff c h a lle n g e s Senator
H e n ry Jackson, h im s e lf a ca n d id a te , d id it on
n a tio n a l te le v is io n d u rin g the Florida p rim a ry a nd
G e o rg e W a lla c e , a lso a c a n d id a te , has g o tte n in his
licks.
The truth is th a t J im m y C arte r w as a g o o d G e o rg ia
g o v e rn o r.
He a n d Lester M a d d o x w e re b itte r
p o litic a l e ne m ie s, n o t p o litic a l bed partners a nd
ca n d id a te s can check the reco rd on th a t a nd o the r
th in g s instead o f s h o o tin g fro m the h ip as Jackson
d id in Florida.
C arte r d id n t h ave th e Black support fo r g o v e rn o r
th a t he n o w has fo r p re s id e n t a nd he h im s e lf said
w h ile ru n n in g fo r g o v e rn o r th a t Blacks " w o n 't lik e
m y c a m p a ig n , b ut I'm g o in g to be a g o o d g o v e rn o r
fo r y o u ." In his in a u g u ra l address, he b la ste d racism
a nd , d u rin g his te n u re , he o p e n e d doors th a t had
b ee n closed to Black p e o p le a nd w o m e n .
He
surprised p le a s a n tly a h e llu v a lo t o f p e o p le .
A Black w o m a n (Rita Jackson) a nd a Black m an
(D a vid Scott) h ad key jobs on his sta ff.
Black
n e w sm e n w e re in v ite d to co ve r his C a p ito l press
c o n fe re n ce s a n d to be in on ra p sessions a t the
G o v e rn o r's M a n s io n .
Blacks w e re a p p o in te d by
C arter to n um erou s state boards. Portraits, th re e o f
th e m , w e re the firs t e ve r to be hung in places o f
h o n o r at th e State C a p ita l.
A Black person
(R e p u b lic a n Ben B ro w n ) is a d e p u ty c o o rd in a to r o f
the C arte r fo r President c a m p a ig n .
M a n y Blacks k n o w C arter's re c o rd a nd re lish in his
enth usia sm a n d s e e m in g honesty, a nd m an y p e o p le
seem to d esire so m e b o d y in W ash in gton w h o w ill
n ot p re sen t us e ve r a g a in th e specter o f Spiro T.
A g n e w a nd R ichard N ix o n , b oth o f w ho m h ave gone
sco t-fre e fo r w h a t th ey d id in c o n trib u tin g to a
p re m o n itio n in this co u n try th a t it is o ka y to 'lie , cheat
a n d steal. W ho kn ow s h o w m a n y p e o p le h ave been
a ffe c te d by th e N ix o n -A g n e w "a c h ie v e m e n ts "? We
p e rs o n a lly k n o w som e A m e ric a n s w h o h ave "c o p
ped o u t-o n th e w o r ld ."
C a rte r said in A tla n ta last w e e k b e fo re a m ixe d
a u d ie n c e o f m o re than 1,000, th a t Blacks " fo u g h t fo r
a nd h e lp e d lib e ra te Black p e o p le in this n a tio n and,
in th e process, a lso lib e ra te d w h ite s ."
There is strong Black su pp ort fo r C arter a n d one
reason is th a t Blacks k n o w d is c rim in a tio n as n ob od y
else can a n d C arter is g e ttin g som e o f that
d is c rim in a tio n s im p ly because he is a S outherner
w hose m e re a ttrib u te in b e in g Southern is scaring
the h e ll o u t o f som e p e o p le . W e can u nd ersta nd that
fe a r.
A m e ric a , this so uth ern c a n d id a te is fo r re a l. His
c a n d id a c y has p u t som e o o m p h in Election '76 and
he sh o u ld not be "tu rn e d o f f " because he is a n ative
o f South G e o rg ia a nd a S outherner. Check h im out
first.
Then, you m ig h t say as w e h e a rd others say in
N orth C a ro lin a o ve r the w e e k e n d , "H e 's our m a n " in
p rim a ry vo ting .
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S u b je ct:
FY76-77 Budget - A Persona, Request
The C ity end County now have t h e ir Proposed Budgets on paper.
In a year when m illio n s o f d o lla r s a re being cut fro « s ocial
• t r v l c t budgets, the Aging D iv is io n Is q u ite pleased th a t the
101 Increase we requested 1s 1n each o f them. He should be pleased
I f we had Just m aintained our le s t y e a r 's le v e l. At th is p o in t,
however, the D iv is io n fe e ls I t has done a l l I t can. The re s t
Is now up to you. Just because aging Is In p r in t fo r a 10»
In crease does not n o c e s ia rlly mean th a t th a t w i ll be the fin a l
d e c is io n .
Herb Simpson
The next step In the budget process Is the Hearings.
There
must be support fo r the p rin te d word, end th a t support mutt come
from you and your c o n s titu e n c ie s .
N o Black w om en?
The f ig h t Is to keep the 10». In the C it y I t needs to be fought
In the re g u la r budoet Hearing A p r il 12, 2 :00 p.m. There are
two b a t t le f ie ld s In the County - the budget Hearings (beginning
A p ril 12) and the Tex Increase Hearings (a tta c h e d ).
Dear Editor:
It is my understanding that presently
there are no Black women in the Civil
Rights Division of the Bureau of Iaibor.
How can we expect the Civil Rights
Division to administer affirmative action
for Black women when the Division itself
has discriminated so blatantly against
them?
Commissioner Stevenson can redeem
himself slightly by hiring a woman as
administrator of the Civil Rights Divi
I have done what I can , and I am vary proud o f th a t 1n th is
budget c ru sh 'y e a r.
The re s t Is up to you. Oon't f e l l the e l
d e r ly .
They deserve a 100» In c re a s e , but l e t ' s Insure they
get th e 10»?
BH.sr
Hazel G. Hays
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